| CHRISTMASDAY | Annual occasion on which the Queen addresses the nation in a TV broadcast (9,3) |
| CAP | Hat awarded for representing the nation in a team sport (3) |
| RED | ___ Fort: from the ramparts of which Prime Minister addresses the nation? |
| ASHWEDNESDAY | Occasion on which Lent begins, named after a custom of penance (3,9) |
| TIRONIANSIGN | Rising nation in a mess as presented in G&S? |
| DAYOFTHEDEAD | Annual occasion in Mexico for eating skull-shaped sweets (3,2,3,4) |
| WESTMINSTERHALL | Oldest part of the Houses of Parliament in which the Queen lay in state in September (11,4) |
| EMBASSY | What is a building in which a group of people represent their nation in a foreign country? (7) |
| EASTER | Occasion on which to sing the hymn "Up From the Grave He Arose" |
| GENERALELECTION | The occasion on which all eligible citizens of the country vote (7,8) |
| FLAGDAYS | Occasions on which donors to a charity in the street receive paper badges (4,4) |
| OVATION | Maestro's finale in a TV broadcast acquires round and sustained applause (7) |
| OPENDAY | An occasion on which an institution may be visited by the public (4,3) |
| SIGHTING | Sensing the occasion on which something rare is seen (8) |
| VACANT | Empty prison covered in a TV broadcast |
| PAVAROTTI | Singer appearing in a TV broadcast with Portia |
| VISITANT | Ghost - it's in a TV broadcast (8) |
| NAIVIST | Is in a TV broadcast, simply presented |
| FUNCTIONAL | Occasion on which a student is working (10) |
| ASIDE | Theatrical device where a character in a play addresses the audience, supposedly unheard by other characters (5) |
